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Ask CFR ExpertsIs it true that arming rebels has little or no record of success in modern history?
Asked by Stephen Winningham, from London May 30, 2013

Actually, arming rebel groups has had a pretty good record of success. In fact, as I point out in my book, Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present, there is no more consistent determinant of the success or failure of any insurgency than the degree to which it receives outside support.

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